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is running out! We keep it simple this time around by offering a short list of possible gifts for the specialty coffee lover. This is, by no means, a complete offering but a brief overview of largely inexpensive ideas... with a couple of...
- Type: Article
- Author: colin newell
- Category: Articles
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Gaggia Classic or the Rancilio Silvia, the Barista, and Estro Profi, are capable of brewing espresso from most any fresh coffee bean. Here is the good news: They are easy to use and almost impossible to screw up. This tutorial covers and any and all...
- Type: Article
- Author: Colin Newell
- Category: Lifestyle
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As a semi-professional observer of the Specialty Coffee phenomenon in North America, I meet a lot of very passionate people - I mean, the very best of the very best. And some of that most intense passion is right here in Victoria B.C. Canada. Buon...
- Type: Article
- Author: colin newell
- Category: Global
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not forget Calgary' Alberta! Which means I was up at 3:30 AM prepping after a fairly full 4 hours of sleep. Who needs a coffee? I do, I do! So let's get down to the skinny cappuccino on this issue shall we? The big question in the news today is:...
- Type: Article
- Author: Colin Newell
- Category: Lifestyle
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will not always be this way. In my little kitchen I can prep my Saturday morning beverages with little more than a few dry coffee grounds left to wipe off of the countertop. Take note: this kind of cleanliness is achieved after much practice and...
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- Author: Administrator
- Category: Lifestyle
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In 15 years of playing with an endless variety of coffee machines, I viewed, with much suspicion the appearance of the POD machine. Here is the deal. Having grown up with god awful coffee - coffee whose taste I largely attributed to its freshness and...
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- Author: colin newell
- Category: Articles
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documentaries. Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, Who Killed the Electric Car?, and now a refreshingly objective look at coffee production and the complex trading relationships that underpin it.   The film, written and directed by British filmmakers Marc...
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- Category: Lifestyle
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Coffee has never been within the realm of my curiosity till only recently. I have always had a Cuppa Joe here and there without realizing the potential of the flavors that could be extracted from what I was drinking. My first real experience of coffee...
- Type: Article
- Author: Aashish Mehta
- Category: Creative
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Wake up to new coffee culture Lori Fazari The Hamilton Spectator Colin Newell won't trust just any source for coffee beans. He brews his coffee from beans freshly roasted at several local roasting shops in his home of Victoria. He takes his coffee...
- Type: Article
- Author: Lori Fazari
- Category: Creative
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Wholelattelove.com out of New York or one of the many proud sponsors of this website, I generally do not go near espresso coffee - at least in my kitchen. Why you ask? Well. I have a million reasons and I am going to list a few... with some of my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Colin
- Category: Lifestyle
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2009 - The Atomic Coffee maker has made its way to the front pages of prominent magazines, newspapers, webzines and blogs. Again! Of hundreds and hundreds of e-mail and forum discussions on the coffeecrew website, the Atomic debates are amongst the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Colin Newell
- Category: Articles
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To sleepy to read? {enclose http://www.coffeecrew.com/images/stories/podcasts/CoffeeBuyersGuideChapter2.mp3} In June 1979 I was taking a private drivers education course in Victoria in anticipation of my first real job. Sure I had been working...
- Type: Article
- Author: Your espresso man around town... Colin
- Category: Articles
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What are the Fat Facts on Coffee-Espresso-Cappuccino Nutrition? Interested in what is in that Gas-Station Black coffee or convenience store French cappuccino? Look no further! Here is the dope, I mean, the Fat and the Skinny on the Basic Black coffee...
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- Author: colin
- Category: Lifestyle
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Discovery Coffee Victoria Adam Tindale and I visited Discovery Coffee today. For the coffee, yes - but also, for the Clover coffee maker. And some. A little lead-in: Discovery Coffee is on Discovery Street (on the North-west side of the corners) 2 or 3...
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- Author: colin newell
- Category: Lifestyle
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For all the coffee makers that are made, there are very few that meet those few highly critical elements of brewing the perfect cup. And they are: Brew temperature Brew time Two things. Two big things. On this Planet, 99% of brewers manufactured fall...
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- Author: colin newell
- Category: Articles
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Pull down your breadboard. I told you this would come up. The board is a support for your portafilter. When you are tamping coffee at thirty pounds pressure, you will want something that will withstand the abuse. Get your coffee handy. As a last check,...
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- Author: Administrator
- Category: Lifestyle
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slightly different approach to the wrap up on our buyers guide series... with a virtual walk around the ultimate specialty coffee showroom. This showroom only exists inside my head but I am going to take you there with the power of my words and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Your CoffeeCrew editor, Colin
- Category: Articles
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No year is complete without a comprehensive look at what's hot during the festive season. For the team at the Coffeecrew.com website, it has become something of a tradition - something I look forward to with a combination of anticipation and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Colin Newell
- Category: Articles
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I never pass up an opportunity to test a coffee system - so it was with some amount of anticipation that I received a sample Nespresso Pixie from a PR company in Vancouver. This was a 3 or 4 day loaner - so I had to hustle. Those that know me from past...
- Type: Article
- Author: colin newell
- Category: Lifestyle
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In 1994 Colin Newell created the CoffeeCrew website to serve coffee, espresso and food enthusiasts everywhere. What began as a small collection of cafe reviews and simple tutorials has grown to include resources for home, office and professional users...
- Type: Article
- Author: the CoffeeCrew PR Team
- Category: Lifestyle
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